Interview DO's and Dont's

[indianarchie]

What happens during interviews?

We have all been interviewed for jobs. And we have all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. Don't bite nails, don't fidget, don't interrupt, don't belch... If we did any of the don'ts, we knew we would disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond this. This is from a survey of top personnel executives of major American corporations who were asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants.

The lowlights:

1. "... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application."

2. "She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time."

3. " A balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece."

4. "... asked to see interviewers resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate."

5. "... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewers office - wiping the ketchup on her sleeve"

6. "Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm."

7. "Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions."

8. "When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around my office."

9. "At the end of the interview, while I stood there dumbstruck, he went through my purse, took out a brush, brushed his hair, and left."

10. "... pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him."

[mark]

How come they sound like Americans?

Let's here from other countries.

[phoenix_nf]

ok ill start with the govt offices in india.

They open at 11:00 am, lunch break 12:30 to 2:00, and they close at 2:30.

note: the situation is improving(degrading for them) as some of them have to wait till 5pm.

so its like you stand in a loooooong line and when you reach the window....they break for lunch.

[indianarchie]

ok ill start with the govt offices in india.

They open at 11:00 am, lunch break 12:30 to 2:00, and they close at 2:30.

note: the situation is improving(degrading for them) as some of them have to wait till 5pm.

so its like you stand in a loooooong line and when you reach the window....they break for lunch. ok ill start with the govt offices in india.

They open at 11:00 am, lunch break 12:30 to 2:00, and they close at 2:30.

note: the situation is improving(degrading for them) as some of them have to wait till 5pm.

so its like you stand in a loooooong line and when you reach the window....they break for lunch.

So what does this have to do with interviews??? :S

[mark]

So what does this have to do with interviews??? :S

Maybe if you can't get in for an interview, you can't make mistakes?